LOCAL Plane lands safely after false alarm A...

October 20, 2006

LOCALPlane lands safely after false alarm A private twin-engine plane bearing nine people arrived safely at South Bend Regional Airport late Thursday morning after a false alarm about an engine fire prompted the pilot to land shortly after taking off from Michigan City. "Anytime you have a fire light, it gets your attention," said Pat Howe, the pilot, adding that he landed as a precaution. "But we could tell right away that it was probably a false alarm." B1United Health Services heading to Mishawaka The nonprofit United Health Services of St. Joseph County will end nearly 30 years of owning its headquarters on downtown South Bend's eastern edge. It will move to the University Gardens office park at the northeast corner of Main Street and Indiana 23 in Mishawaka. The moving date is Nov. 17. B1Massive manhunt for fugitive under way With a tiny country grocery store, a grain silo, and a couple of houses, not too much happens in the town of DeLong. Until this week, that is. For the past several days, the community has been near the epicenter of a massive manhunt for Wesley Stuber, 46, of Bunker Hill, Ind., who is believed to have skipped out on a felony trial for methamphetamine charges in Cass County, Ind., earlier this week. Now, with a helicopter, tracking dogs, and law enforcement officials in camouflage scouring the nearby fields, locals like Jennifer Metzger, an employee at the L and B Country Oasis grocery store, are wondering if their safety is at stake. B1BUSINESSDoes parents' hunger feed Halloween sales? Halloween sales continue to grow each year, and we might have figured out why. According to the National Confectioners Association, about 90 percent of parents admit sneaking candy from their kids. Maybe we're buying all that candy so we can take it from our kids. C10